2007
Fall Conference
 Converging
Media: What is it and how will it affect the 2008
elections?
Saturday, Nov. 3
9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
UofA Cooperative Extension Service Auditorium
2301 S. University Ave.
Little Rock
News feeds for cell phones.
Newspaper reporters shooting video for the Web. Candidate
chats with online journalists. Convergence is changing
the way media outlets report and how candidates reach
their audiences.
See the changes through the eyes of
the media and campaign representatives on Saturday, Nov.
3, at "Media Convergence and the 2008
Elections," the Arkansas Press Women fall
professional development conference. The complete program
is detailed below.
The event is open to the public.
Proceeds from the conference help fund scholarships and
other educational opportunities.
Registration
Morning sessions only: $10 per
person, $5 for students.
Full-day registration, including
lunch: $20 in advance for Arkansas Press Women members,
or $25 at the door. For non-members, advance registration
is $25 or $30 at the door.
The deadline to register in advance
is Oct. 31. Call Mary Hightower at 501-671-2126 or e-mail
mary.hightower@gmail.com.
Program
in detail
9:30 a.m.: Registration
10 a.m.: Opening comments from President Helen Plotkin
Moderated discussion, followed by Q
& A.
10:10-11 a.m.: Media Convergence and the 2008 Elections?
* Barry Arthur, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
* Butch Renfroe, Webmaster, KTHV
* Kelly Kissel, AP Arkansas News Editor, moderator
* Max Brantley, Arkansas Times
* Katherine Noyes, freelance tech journalist
11:10 to Noon: Candidates and
Convergence
* Robert McLarty or Brett Kincaid, Hillary Clinton for
President Campaign
* Alice Stewart, press secretary for Huckabee for
President Campaign
* Art English, UALR
* Ann Clemmer, UALR
* Kelly Kissel, AP Arkansas News Editor, moderator
Noon: Lunch/APW business
1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.: Breakout
Sessions
* Classroom 1: citizen journalism and AP (Kelly Kissel)
* Classroom 2: FOI update (Brenda Blagg)
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Breakout Sessions
repeat
* Classroom 1: citizen journalism and AP (Kelly Kissel)
* Classroom 2: FOI update (Brenda Blagg)
3 p.m.: Adjourn
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